Award Picks
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 683
- Graded
- 354
- Average accuracy
- 21.2
- Pundits
- 147
52% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
354 / 683
graded
329 still pending
Who is good at award picks
- Joe Hayden100 accuracy · 1 graded+150.0
- Shannon Sharpe100 accuracy · 2 graded+125.0
- Chad Ochocinco Johnson100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Brady Quinn100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Jonas Knox100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Damien Woody100 accuracy · 1 graded+106.0
- Brandon Carney100 accuracy · 6 graded+100.0
- Brandon Anderson50 accuracy · 2 graded+100.0
- Andrew Erickson100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Pat McAfee100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Lance Zierlein100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bucky Brooks100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bobby Bones100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Dan Pizzuta50 accuracy · 2 graded+89.0
- Peter Schrager75 accuracy · 3 graded+75.0
- Greg Jennings33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Charles Davis33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Jason McIntyre67 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- The Miz33 accuracy · 3 graded+66.7
- Tom Brady50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Colleen Wolfe50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Brandon Sneide50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Richard Sherman48 accuracy · 11 graded+47.6
- Pat Gustavson40 accuracy · 5 graded+40.0
- Gregg Rosenthal39 accuracy · 18 graded+38.9
- Wade Phillips17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Marty Mornhinweg17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Dirk Koetter17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Nick Wright29 accuracy · 9 graded+33.3
- Rich Eisen25 accuracy · 37 graded+31.8
- Colin Cowherd25 accuracy · 4 graded+25.0
- Jourdan Rodrigue22 accuracy · 17 graded+22.2
- Chris Brockman12 accuracy · 24 graded+14.6
- Dave Wannstedt7 accuracy · 8 graded+14.3
- Manti Te'o0 accuracy · 10 graded+0.0
- Kyle Brandt0 accuracy · 9 graded+0.0
- Jamie Erdahl0 accuracy · 9 graded+0.0
- Mike Tannenbaum0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chris Long0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chuck Pagano0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Martz0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Matt Cassel0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Marvin Lewis0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Joe Thomas0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Ronde Barber0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Robert Smith0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Rich Gannon0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Zimmer0 accuracy · 5 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Eric Mangini0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Chris Broussard0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Willie Colon0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Mitchell Eisenstein0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Cam Jordan0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tom Pelissero0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Justin Penik0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Marvin Prince0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Todd Fritz0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seton O'Connor0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Nick Wesseling0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Paul Pabst0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Joe Johnson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Kurt Warner0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Matt Ioannidis0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Brandon Graham0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tony Dungy0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- TJ Jefferson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Ryan Reynolds0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Jack McKessy0 accuracy · 7 graded-14.3
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)100.0 · 2 graded
- Nightcap (podcast)75.0 · 5 graded
- The Pat McAfee Show (podcast)100.0 · 3 graded
- John and Lance — ESPN Houston (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- Bran Coverage with BenchwarmerBran (podcast)70.0 · 11 graded
- The 33rd Team35.9 · 104 graded
- Locked On Packers (podcast)50.0 · 2 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)40.3 · 39 graded
- First Things First (podcast)33.3 · 9 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)21.3 · 47 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)22.8 · 65 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)17.2 · 23 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)12.5 · 24 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)0.0 · 7 graded
- Sharp Football Analysis0.0 · 3 graded
- Pushing the Pile (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- The Draft Network0.0 · 7 graded
Every award picks take
301–325 of 683
Maxx Crosby to win Defensive Player of the Year
Defensive player of the year. Give me a motivated Max Crosby
Jeremiyah Love to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I think love just has so much opportunity compared to everyone. No. I agree.
Caleb Downs to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
I'll go Caleb Downs.
Justin Jefferson to win Offensive Player of the Year
My offensive player of the year going along with the Kyler resurgence, is Justin Jefferson.
Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year
Comeback player of the year... I'm going with Jaden Daniels.
Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
They have Reuben Bain fall to him and they took him... And as soon as I saw that, I'm like, whoo, defensive rookie of the year.
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I don't think it's an overreaction to say that first overall pick quarterback who's going to get some starts is going to wind up rookie of the year.
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
Even if he doesn't start until October, and he is gonna start this year Okay. Fernando Mendoza's winning rookie of the year.
Josh Allen to win receives MVP votes
Only two are gonna get votes this year... I think it's gonna be Stafford and and Allen.
Matthew Stafford to win top five in MVP voting
I'm saying Stafford and Josh Allen will get the MVP votes... make sure the rest of the top five be with them
Dak Prescott to win top five in MVP voting
And I'll go Dak Prescott just to just to really knock you off
Matthew Stafford to win receives MVP votes
Only two are gonna get votes this year... I think it's gonna be Stafford and and Allen.
Joe Burrow to win top five in MVP voting
I'll say Lamar and Joe Burrow are back.
Lamar Jackson to win top five in MVP voting
I'll say Lamar and Joe Burrow are back. Both of them are back. Down with staff and Allen.
Josh Allen to win top five in MVP voting
I'm saying Stafford and Josh Allen will get the MVP votes k. As a repeat customer.
James Conner to win Comeback Player of the Year
I'd love to see James Conner back and and be a a, a comeback player of the year candidate.
Caleb Williams to win MVP
He's one of the guys when you're talking about who could be a breakthrough MVP type guy. Caleb, I think, is at the top of the list.
Matthew Stafford to win MVP
Back to back MVP. In my book, we'll see.
Deshaun Watson to win Comeback Player of the Year
there is a strong possibility that Deshaun Watson could come back and be the player of the year. I'm calling it right here... he could come back and be the comeback player of the year
- PendingMark MedinaAward Picks
Cooper Flag to win Rookie of the Year
I think that Cooper Flag, if I have to make a prediction, will win Rookie of the Year
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Mar 1, 2026 Sam Darnold to win Super Bowl MVP
My Super Bowl MVP pick is gonna be darnald. But that's such a boring one. It's plus one twenty five... but that that is my pick
Drake Maye to win Super Bowl MVP
So I'm just gonna lean into the quarterback and go Drake May because I think at the end of the day, that's typically how people vote anyways.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Super Bowl MVP
I'm going Jackson Smith and Jigba as the Super Bowl MVP. If it's a relatively low scoring game, but he has the lion's share of the production
Cooper Kupp to win Super Bowl MVP
I'm a stick with the guy I said earlier, Cooper Kupp. If he can have a big game as a number two receiver because they're paying so much attention to JSN ... And, so he's my guy.
Kayshon Boutte to win Super Bowl MVP
Yeah. I went with Kaeshawn Booty. ... I think he gets hot, you know, gets few catches early, catches fire, and then maybe has one big game changing play.
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